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This sermon explores the narrative of Genesis 24 as a profound illustration of God's sovereign providence in securing a wife for Isaac. The central message emphasizes that divine appointments are not the result of human planning or chance, but rather the fulfillment of God's eternal counsel, as seen in the servant's prayer and Rebekah's timely arrival. The text presents a typological view where Abraham represents the Father, Isaac the Son, and the nameless servant the Holy Spirit, who testifies to the riches of the Father and the glory of the Son without self-glorification. The preacher highlights Rebekah's willing response, "I will go," as a model of the believer's faith in Christ, whom they have not yet seen but love through the witness of the Spirit. Finally, the sermon addresses the theme of comfort in grief, noting that Isaac was comforted after his mother's death, and encourages believers to find hope in the resurrection and to redeem the time by living faithfully in their relationships.

Building on the previous 2 topics, this address explored how the Holy Spirit uses Scripture to shape the believers into the image of Christ. The Word enriches the spirit, gives new direction to one's emotions, strengthens faith, deepens prayer, and shapes the Christians character. In short, it renews and transforms the heart and one's faculties and will bear fruit in the Christian's life. God's Word transforms the whole person for a life of joyful obedience.

A brief closing reflection summarizing the themes of the conference. Christ cherished Scripture, the Word of His Father. He lived by it and fulfilled it. Through unity with Him and the work of the Holy Spirit, believers receive that same Word into their own hearts. The closing message encourages participants to continue reading, praying, singing, and living out the Scripture, so that their minds, hearts, and lives may be increasingly shaped.

Explore the central place of Scripture in Christ's earthly life. From his childhood, through the temptation in the wilderness, His ministry, to His suffering on the cross, Jesus lived, prayed, taught, and obeyed the Word of God. Christ is both the Word made flesh and the perfect listener to the written Word. Christ's example calls Christians to cherish Scripture in their own hearts.

Based on the book "Deeply Moved", this address shows how the Psalms reveal the full spectrum of human emotions when they are brought before God. It demonstrates how Christ Himself prayed and fulfilled the Psalms by fully empathizing with human sorrow, joy, fear, and hope, and how believers learn to understand and express their own emotions through union with Him.

1. Appropriateness. 2. Modesty. 3. Head-coverings. i. What is commanded? ii. Why commanded? iii. When commanded?

Volume 10 of John Owen's collected works brings together three foundational treatises that lock together to form an unyielding defense of classical Reformed theology and the majesty of the Cross. Owen begins with ***A Display of Arminianism*** (1642), a groundbreaking work using side-by-side comparative columns to expose how human autonomy undermines sovereign grace, establishing that salvation originates entirely in God's initiative rather than fallen human free will. He then expands this into his masterpiece, ***The Death of Death in the Death of Christ*** (1647), where he meticulously demonstrates that Christ's atonement was not a mere hypothetical possibility contingent on human choice, but an all-sufficient, definite redemption that actually purchased faith, repentance, and complete salvation for His people. Finally, in ***A Dissertation on Divine Justice*** (1653), Owen grounds the necessity of the Cross in the very essence of God, arguing that punitive justice is an unchangeable, natural attribute of divine holiness—meaning God could not simply sweep sin under the rug, making Christ's substitutionary death the glorious, necessary meeting point of infinite justice and infinite love. Together, these three treatises show that because God's holiness demanded a real satisfaction, Christ accomplished a real redemption, securing an unshakable salvation for every believer.